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ErikJ

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2. The point is that their taxes are way, way too low.

Reply to Dreamer Tatum (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 12:31 PM

Jul 2013

Historic low rates. And they keep accumulating more and more wealth until like Jefferson feared they can easily buy the government and become the new monarchs through their wealth alone.

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I hate shit like this Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #1

The point is that their taxes are way, way too low. ErikJ Jul 2013 #2

Fair point. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #3

If theyre not careful ErikJ Jul 2013 #4

I get that, but how a peasant takes 100,000 shares of AAPL is questionable. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #6

Dividends top tax rate only 20% ErikJ Jul 2013 #8

I agree with you adieu Jul 2013 #16

Historically low since when? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2013 #13

Since WW1 when the top tax rate was 77% on BOTH ErikJ Jul 2013 #14

Interesting, but the wrong way to go about it Kelvin Mace Jul 2013 #5

I think this is more a description of the problem truebluegreen Jul 2013 #12

Warren Buffett erpowers Jul 2013 #7

"Investing in small businesses " DainBramaged Jul 2013 #11

Approach a local Chamber of Commerce adieu Jul 2013 #17

My Plan erpowers Jul 2013 #18

some one time (i.e. temporary) fixes alc Jul 2013 #9

I think this sort of argument ends up promoting the RW line about "confiscating wealth"... JHB Jul 2013 #10

It might be the only way is to threaten them with confiscating ErikJ Jul 2013 #15

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #19

Wow Pablo Guachupita Jul 2013 #20